offshoot

🇺🇸 /ˈɔːfʃuːt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈɒfʃuːt/
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noun
R

Something that has developed from a larger or original thing, like a smaller group coming from a bigger organization.

A small charity is an offshoot from our main organization working on environmental issues.

一个小型慈善机构是我们主要从事环境问题组织的分支。

R

A new branch growing from a main stem of a plant.

This plant has a healthy offshoot that could be replanted to grow on its own.

这株植物有一个健康的分枝,可以重新种植,自行生长。

translation

n. 分支, 新枝

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Plural offshoots